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key down

key down verb: to lower in pitch, level, or intensity; to tone down.

Verb

key down (third-person singular simple present keys down, present participle keying down, simple past and past participle keyed down)

  1. (transitive) To lower in pitch, level, or intensity; to tone down.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To relax.
    Antonyms:
    key up

Antonyms of key down

Forms of key down

third-person singular presentkeys down
present participlekeying down
past participlekeyed down
pastkeyed down

Questions about key down

What does key down mean?
Key down means to lower in pitch, level, or intensity; to tone down.
What part of speech is key down?
Key down is a verb.
What is the past tense of key down?
The past tense of key down is keyed down.

Words near key down in the dictionary

  1. key deer
  2. key defender
  3. key defenders
  4. key desk
  5. key desks
  6. key down
  7. key drive
  8. key drives
  9. key encapsulation mechanism
  10. key exchange
  11. key exchanges

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